railing

noun

rail·​ing ˈrā-liŋ 

1

: a barrier consisting of a rail and supports

2

: rails

also : material for making rails

Synonyms of railing

• rail

Examples of railing in a Sentence

He leaned on the deck's railing and watched the sun set.

they had to put a childproof railing on the balcony when the baby started walking

Recent Examples on the Web

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Police said three others died on a street in Dhaka after a railing on a building collapsed, the BBC and Reuters reported. —Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025

Then a Galápagos brown pelican, seemingly enchanted by the scent of the mahi-mahi being prepared, landed on the railing. —Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025

Since then, three more men have died by jumping or falling over or under the railings, and two others have been injured. —Paul Egan, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for railing

• ailing
• bailing
• baling
• failing
• flailing
• grayling
• hailing
• jailing
• mailing
• nailing
• paling
• sailing

Kids Definition

railing

noun

rail·​ing ˈrā-liŋ 

1

: a barrier (as a fence) consisting of rails and their supports

2

: material for rails